Yes she is beautiful and talented and her coldness is perfect for the role. Alen Fang is one on my favs and I am happy with his perfomance as well. I love the show.
Simplistic plot but the chemistry is good. I liked it overall. The ending was not what I expected indeed. I read the comments and I thought it would be worse. I would like to watch season 2.
I cannot understand why SFL is infatuated with her rapist. She behaves like an animal : the first served is her…
Yes you are right, I forgot that RW went on a treasure hunt in masui. And he can be the one threatening Yunpei. At that point of time NZ will mistake him for the boy he is seeking. Regarding GXW, all her badass girl power went down the drain when she slept with RW. And I don't think she can retrieve it.
I cannot understand why SFL is infatuated with her rapist. She behaves like an animal : the first served is her…
I totaly agree with you. I also think that she can take take over the cities but not with Na Zhan I think that she will make Ruo Wen take Yunpei in the future episodes. And evidently, he will keep pursuing FL ( Bei Shuang). Now, in power position, he might even want to marry Bei Shuang as his first wife. Which could turn SFL (Ge Xin Wei) into a murderer. Even if Bei Shuang doesn't want her man at all.
Thank you for your answer. I also like constructive debates and not fan wars. As for the romance, it is true that it first started because of an aphrodisiac drug. So the se*ual intimacy was shown before any love connection or romance have been ignated. In terms of narrative this is something that I can understand. In terms of writing, there is a lot of se*ual harassement/ tension in this show. The women's se*uality is a bargaining ship. It can be exchanged as a payment or as a reward for victory. Which I dislike a lot. Meanwhile, the rapists are glamorized (Ruo Wen), the (victims) women 's characters are simplified (Ge Xin Wei : childish and violent). As a result, I would say that, se* is emphasied more than romance in this drama, until episode 8 ( at least). From episode 9, I start seeing some romantic scenes between the leads and I hope that the tendency will change.
Yes, Ruo Wen is not a deep and complicated character. He seems more like a simple villain for now. His portrayal is the same as one of a beast who takes everything he wants, whenever he wants it. In this regards, he acts exactly like his leading lady, the SFL, Ge Xin Wei. I hope they get character development because until now, they don't seem to change.
The pacing was fast in the beginning and it took a lot of episodes to understand the intrigue. Yes, it coud have been shorter because with 26 episodes they normally don't wast time to show the plot points, especially at the very beginning. However, I was so in love with the desert setting that I forgive them. In my opinion rushing to the Yunpei palace and skipping those desert scenes would have been a pity because I don't know if the rest of the show will take place in Yunpei palace or Tiandu palace (I don't forget that Yun is Tiandu's city lord)
I am enjoying the show so far. The leads are marvelous and I like their chemistry.
wow there are so many people excusing sml's actions and saying things like "oh but it's a period piece" or "it…
I cannot understand why SFL is infatuated with her rapist. She behaves like an animal : the first served is her one and only man. I don't like her way of thinking nor her kind of childish / violent behaviours. She is a time bomb. This is how the writers chose to portray her while they glamorized her rapist, Ruo Wen. Until now, he seems to have a good image, exept for the killings. He is not the only one, there are a lot of rapists in this show because some other men wanted to have her as a payment.
This drama is just so dreamy. The setting and the story are gorgeous. It is only 24 episodes so I guess it will not be draggy. I like it so far and wish we had 2 episodes a day.
I don't think Shen Du lost his momentum on the second half of the the drama. It was only a trap from the Dowager => As she was promoting Yan Xing, she was demoting Shen Du in order to drive a wedge between them. Shen Du indeed could not be the same as he was in the first episode. He did not lose his momentum, he was a victim of harassment in the workplace.
Haha I appreciate this observation so much, the latest episodes have been a DROUGHT in terms of ship moments
I agree. The leads seem to have broken up in a way in the lastests episodes. But when I realized FL had the Yueluo type of engagement flower in her hair. It gave me hope.(^_^)
I think that, yes, the emperor might have learned about consort Wei's spying. But I sense that her child survived.…
In the begining I thought about that too. But next I saw that the strategist brought back the tiger token to the emperor thank to Wei Zhao. So Now I changed my opinion on this boy.
Im thinking the same thing.. he’s still looking for her .. the dance scene .. hmm
Exactly. He wants to have her so much. That girl will not stand it in my opinion. She only has to disclose FL's identity to Yunpei lord and FL will be threaten to death.
Ep 30. If consort wei wasn't harmed by jiang's master could it be possible that the emperor became aware of her…
I think that, yes, the emperor might have learned about consort Wei's spying. But I sense that her child survived. It might be the young boy by general Lu Y's side that we saw earlier. I don't think that the identity of Wei Zhao is known by the emperor. It would have been 20 years of keeping a spy by his side. I don't buy it.
Alen Fang is one on my favs and I am happy with his perfomance as well.
I love the show.
Bad move from the emperor. She is too poweful.
The ending was not what I expected indeed.
I read the comments and I thought it would be worse. I would like to watch season 2.
Regarding GXW, all her badass girl power went down the drain when she slept with RW. And I don't think she can retrieve it.
I think that she will make Ruo Wen take Yunpei in the future episodes. And evidently, he will keep pursuing FL ( Bei Shuang).
Now, in power position, he might even want to marry Bei Shuang as his first wife.
Which could turn SFL (Ge Xin Wei) into a murderer.
Even if Bei Shuang doesn't want her man at all.
I also like constructive debates and not fan wars.
As for the romance, it is true that it first started because of an aphrodisiac drug. So the se*ual intimacy was shown before any love connection or romance have been ignated.
In terms of narrative this is something that I can understand.
In terms of writing, there is a lot of se*ual harassement/ tension in this show. The women's se*uality is a bargaining ship. It can be exchanged as a payment or as a reward for victory. Which I dislike a lot.
Meanwhile, the rapists are glamorized (Ruo Wen), the (victims) women 's characters are simplified (Ge Xin Wei : childish and violent).
As a result, I would say that, se* is emphasied more than romance in this drama, until episode 8 ( at least).
From episode 9, I start seeing some romantic scenes between the leads and I hope that the tendency will change.
Yes, Ruo Wen is not a deep and complicated character. He seems more like a simple villain for now. His portrayal is the same as one of a beast who takes everything he wants, whenever he wants it. In this regards, he acts exactly like his leading lady, the SFL, Ge Xin Wei.
I hope they get character development because until now, they don't seem to change.
The pacing was fast in the beginning and it took a lot of episodes to understand the intrigue. Yes, it coud have been shorter because with 26 episodes they normally don't wast time to show the plot points, especially at the very beginning.
However, I was so in love with the desert setting that I forgive them.
In my opinion rushing to the Yunpei palace and skipping those desert scenes would have been a pity because I don't know if the rest of the show will take place in Yunpei palace or Tiandu palace (I don't forget that Yun is Tiandu's city lord)
I am enjoying the show so far. The leads are marvelous and I like their chemistry.
At first she did not look like an antagonist but I think that she can easily turn into one.
She behaves like an animal : the first served is her one and only man. I don't like her way of thinking nor her kind of childish / violent behaviours. She is a time bomb.
This is how the writers chose to portray her while they glamorized her rapist, Ruo Wen.
Until now, he seems to have a good image, exept for the killings.
He is not the only one, there are a lot of rapists in this show because some other men wanted to have her as a payment.
It is only 24 episodes so I guess it will not be draggy. I like it so far and wish we had 2 episodes a day.
It was only a trap from the Dowager => As she was promoting Yan Xing, she was demoting Shen Du in order to drive a wedge between them.
Shen Du indeed could not be the same as he was in the first episode.
He did not lose his momentum, he was a victim of harassment in the workplace.
But I sense that her child survived.
It might be the young boy by general Lu Y's side that we saw earlier.
I don't think that the identity of Wei Zhao is known by the emperor. It would have been 20 years of keeping a spy by his side. I don't buy it.